GRE Word List

POTENTIAL

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.

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WordMeaning
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
smughighly self-satisfied
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop